Recital: Farzin Dehghan Manshadi '21 MM, Contemporary Improvisation
NEC's students meet one-on-one each week with a faculty artist to perfect their craft. As each one leaves NEC to make their mark in the performance world, they present a full, professional recital that is free and open to the public. It's your first look at the artists of tomorrow.
Farzin Dehghan Manshadi '21 MM studies Contemporary Improvisation with Ran Blake, Anthony Coleman, and Ted Reichman. Farzin is the recipient of the Wilhelmina C. Sandwen Scholarship.
All pieces on this recital are either compositions by Farzin Dehghan Manshadi or improvisations.
- Farzin Dehghan Manshadi '21 MM, kamancheh
- Ran Blake, studio instructor
- Anthony Coleman, studio instructor
- Ted Reichman, studio instructor
Spectra for solo kamancheh
Artists- Farzin Dehghan Manshadi, kamancheh
Unistructural for conducted improvisation ensemble
Realization I
Artists- Henry Wilson, vibraphone, marimba
- Joey van Leeuwen, drums, auxiliary
- Akram Haddad, prepared piano
- Felix Ko, timpani, auxiliary
- Pouya Shabanpour, tombak, daf, bendir
- Joseph Seo, buk, janggu, gong
A Tale for solo setar
Artists- Behfar Bahahoran, setar
Unistructural for conducted improvisation ensemble
Realization II
Artists- Afarin Nazaijou, qanun
- Behfar Bahadoran, tar, setar
- G Korth-Rockwell, banjo, mandolin
- Lucy Little, violin
- Jason Coleman, cello
- Leo Weisskoff and Aidan O'Connell, double bass
Improvisation based on the music of Lurs
Artists- Farzin Dehghan Manshadi, kamancheh
---intermission
Pishdaramad-e Bayat Tork
Tasnif-e Chehreh Be Chehreh
Poem
Face to Face
If I met you face to face,
I would retrace my heartbreak,
word by word,
point by point,
pain by pain,
ache by ache.
In search of you—just your face!
I roam through the streets lost in disgrace,
house to house,
door to door,
lane to lane,
place to place.
My heart hopeless—broken, crushed!
I heard it weep, till blood gushed from me,
river by river,
sea by sea,
fountain by fountain,
stream by stream.
While I grieve, with love—your love!
I will reweave the fabric of my soul,
stitch by stitch,
thread by thread,
warp by warp,
weave by weave.Tahirih Qurrat al-Ayn
Reng-e Kootah
Artists- Afarin Nazarijou, qanun
- Behfar Bahadoran, tar, setar
- Bahar Badiei, oud
- Pouya Shabanpour, tombak, daf, bendir
- Farzin Dehghan Manshadi, kamancheh, avaz
Unistructural for conducted improvisation ensemble
Realization III
Artists- Griffin Woodard, clarinet
- Lyra Montoya and Garret Frees, saxophone
- Kelly Bray, Lemuel Marc, and Massimo Paparello, trumpet